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Now available for preorder! CARSON OF VENUS: THE EDGE OF ALL WORLDS by Matt Betts—the first new novel in the canonical Edgar Rice Burroughs Universe series. https://t.co/sgyzTL73H3

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2020-02-17

in 1928, Frank was born in Brooklyn, New York. These are among his most iconic cover illustrations:
AT THE EARTH'S CORE
A PRINCESS OF MARS
THE SON OF TARZAN
CARSON OF VENUS

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2020-02-10

High-resolution images of some art for the JOHN CARTER OF MARS here: https://t.co/cuTmP96VkK
"John Carter of Mars," "Warhoons," "Thoat Riders of Manatos," "Zitidar"

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2020-02-07

It seems that Providence never intended that the world should be without calamities.
THE MOON MAID, Ch. 1

in 1926, A. C. McClurg issued the first edition of THE MOON MAID, with J. Allen St. John cover art. The original hangs in the Burroughs office.

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2020-02-07

Thomas Yeates provided many wonderful illustrations for the 2009 Fall River Press edition of original Mars trilogy, which the publisher titled JOHN CARTER OF MARS. See more starting here: https://t.co/zGSD2RKUwi

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2020-01-20

Happy Birthday to artist Thomas Yeates, born in Sacramento, CA in 1955. My favorite piece of his is "The Fantastic Worlds of Edgar Rice Burroughs."

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2020-01-19

in 1941, artist Boris Vallejo was born in Lima, Peru. In the 1970s, he created iconic covers for Ballantine editions of a dozen books (#ERBzine 3610). These and other favorites are posted below.

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2020-01-09

"O Christmas thark, O Christmas thark,
How lovely are thy four arms."

Image: Jeff Doten (), 2009

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2019-12-24

Preliminary sketch for Frank "The Huntress," used for the Ace editions of SAVAGE PELLUCIDAR (1964) and THE CAVE GIRL (1973): https://t.co/GSpvTErrEu

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2019-11-02

"Korak!" she cried. "Korak! My Korak! I knew that you would come. Kill him, Korak! Kill him!"
Meriem, THE SON OF TARZAN, Ch. 11

Frank preliminary and final cover art for the 1963 Ace edition of fourth novel

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2019-10-12

For much more about the art and various editions of A PRINCESS OF MARS, see 0421: https://t.co/fEP01bBcrf.
Cover artists: Ludwig Hohlwein (1925), Robert Abbett (1963), Motoichiro Takebe (1965), Bruce Pennington (1972)

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2019-10-11

I turned to meet the charge of the infuriated bull ape.
A PRINCESS OF MARS, Ch. 6
Original Schoonover art and image as printed

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2019-10-11

Four of St. John's first-edition covers for Tarzan novels.
TARZAN AND THE GOLDEN LION (1923)
TARZAN, LORD OF THE JUNGLE (1928)
TARZAN AND THE CITY OF GOLD (1933)
TARZAN'S QUEST (1936)
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2019-10-02

J. Allen St. John, born in Chicago in 1872, created first-edition dust-jacket art for 4 of 11 Mars novels.
THE WARLORD OF MARS (1919)
THE CHESSMEN OF MARS (1922)
THE MASTER MIND OF MARS (1928)
SWORDS OF MARS (1936)
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2019-10-01

The one on whom all responsibility rests is apt to endure the most.
THE GODS OF MARS, Ch. 7

in 1918, A. C. McClurg issued the first edition of THE GODS OF MARS, which featured dust-jacket and frontispiece art by Frank E. Schoonover.

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2019-09-29

A new DEJAH THORIS series begins in December, from !
Writer: Dan Abnett
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Issue Covers: Lucio Parrillo, , ,
https://t.co/02HhhtMe87

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2019-09-21

Curiosity is often a fatal poison.
TARZAN AND THE FORBIDDEN CITY, Ch. 13

in 1938, Inc. published the first edition of the 20th novel, featuring John Coleman Burroughs art: https://t.co/fPvBcvJ0yr.

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2019-09-16

"Who are you to say that the impossible cannot be accomplished?"
BACK TO THE STONE AGE, Ch. 3

in 1937, Inc. published the first edition of the fifth novel, featuring John Coleman Burroughs art: https://t.co/e5TkQ3YsI2.

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2019-09-16